Spoon.



W. H. LEGHNER. SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.29.19'13.

1,1 08,767. Patented Aug. 25, 1914,

gmbemto a Wi/twaooeo THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHDTO-LITHO, WASHINGTON, LL

ITED STATES PATENT ornion.

SPOON.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Lnorrnnn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the Province ofOntario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Spoons, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to cutlery and more particularly to forks andspoons, and has for an object to provide an article of this type, thelength of which can be varied for accommodating the article to differentpurposes in cooking and for general use in the kitchen.

The invention embodies, among other features, a spoon or similar memberof an extensible nature and in which the length of the spoon can bevaried for use in connection with pots and pans of various depths andsizes.

The invention further embodies an article of simple and durableconstruction and which can be cheaply manufactured in order toaccomplish the desired result.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the spoon; Fig. 2 is a front elevation;Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing themanner of connecting the sections forming the spoon; Fig. 4 is anenlarged transverse sectional view taken on the line 1- 1: in Fig. 2;and Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional View taken on line 5-5 inFig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a spoon 10consisting of a spoon section 11 and a handle section 12, the said spoonsection 11 being formed to provide a shank 13 having a longitudinalgroove 14, thus providing similar opposed longitudinal guides 15. Thehandle section 12 is formed to provide a shank 16 having a longitudinalrib 17 which is adapted to slide-in the recess 14 of the spoon section11, as will be readily seen by referring to the views.

The longitudinal rib 17 formed in the handle section 16 terminates'adistance from the inner end of the handle section and between the innerend of the handle section Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented A11 25, 1914:.

Application filed Gctober 29, 1913. Serial No. 798,076.

; andv the inner end of the rib there is formed.

a flat face 18, the said handle at this point being furthermore enlargedto provide guideways 19 for the guides 15 and which slide in theguideways as shown in Figs. & and 5 so that the spoon section 11 willreadily slide upon the handle section 12, as mentioned heretofore, theguides 15 and guideways 19 being adapted to prevent any relative lateralmovement of the spoon or handle sections. A thumb screw 20 passesloosely through an opening 21 formed in the face 18 and the free end ofthe thumb screw is adapted to abut against the spoon section 11, a nut24 being interposed between the face 18 and the spoon section 11 and ofa size suflicient to prevent rotation of the nut as shown in Fig. 5,thesaid nut 24 having threaded engagement with the screw 20 so that whenthe screw 20 is turned up its free end will abut against the spoonsection 11, thus causing the nut 2a to bind against the face 18 of thehandle section 16 to relatively secure the spoon and handle sectionsagainst longitudinal movement.

It will be seen. that when the screw 20 is tightened. with respect tothe spoon and handle sections, the said sections will be prevented frommoving longitudinally relatively to each other, whereas if the screw isloosened, the spoon and handle sections can be slidaloly adjusted uponeach other in order to increase or decrease the entire length of thespoon 10, thus making it possible to adjust the length of the spoon sothat it can be easily applied to pots or pans of various depths andsizes.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that. my deviceconsists of few and simple parts which can be cheaply manufactured andpreferably stamped from sheet metal or the like and that the parts canbe readily dissembled for the purposes of cleaning.

Having thus claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a spoonsection including a longitudinal groove, of a handle section, alongitudinal rib on the handle section and slidalole in the groove ofthe spoon section, and means carried by the handle section and adaptedto engage the spoon section for holding the spoon and handle sections inrelatively rigid position.

described my invention, I

2. In a device of the class described, the 1 means for securing thespoon and handle combination with a spoon section having a sections inrelatively rigid position. 10 longitudinal groove, of a handle section,a In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature longitudinal rib on thehandle section and in presence oftWo Witnesses. i

- slidable in a groove in the spoon section, I WVILLIA, H. LECHNER.

guides on the spoon section, guideways on Witnesses: the handle sectionand having the guides CHARLES W. PRossER, on the spoon section slidabletherein, and J. E. PATERSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents. each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

